Building A Flamenco Guitar : The Rosette and Brace Yourself

Spent the afternoon designing the rosette with Hans. Originally, I purchased a pre-made rosette from Luthier Mercantile. We both thought that by using a pre-made rosette on my first build it would be an easier way of getting to the finish line quicker, experiencing the build process, and having a nice look. However, upon arrival of the new rosette, we discovered that the rosette was not perfectly round. Because you have to rout a channel, aperfect circle, this rosette would not work.

As with life, things fall into place and I ended up getting what I originally wanted. I love the look of a striped rosette, and the rosettes of Torres and early Ramirez guitars. Usually basic black stripes, but super clean and unique.

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